CALEDONIAN DEUCHARS 3.8% ABV Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh. Est. 1869
This brilliant-gold beer has an aromatic, smooth body, with hints of citrus, while a superb blend of malt and hop characters leads to a dry, delicate and refreshing hop flower finish. Hops: Aurora, Cascade, Fuggles, Savinjski Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
DARK STAR HOPHEAD 3.8% ABV Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex. Est. 1994 Please note that this beer is now brewed at both Dark Star Brewery and Fuller’s Brewery, London.
This straw-coloured ale has a strong floral aroma, with elderflower notes from the Cascade hops leading to a clean-drinking and full-flavoured (yet extremely drinkable) character. Hops: Cascade Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
OAKHAM JHB 3.8% ABV Oakham Ales, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
This pale golden-coloured beer is dominated by characteristic citrus notes, with the hops and fruit on the palate balanced by malt flavours, leading to a dry, hoppy finish, with fruit notes. Hops: Challenger, Mount Hood Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
CHARLES WELLS BOMBARDIER 4.1% ABV Charles Wells Brewery, Bedfordshire. Est. 1876
This distinctive, classic English bitter has a burnished copper colour, with a tempting aroma of peppery hops and raisins, leading to a palate dominated by dark fruit, juicy malt and tangy hops. Hops: Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
BRAINS SA 4.2% ABV Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882
This deep amber-coloured beer is brewed with the finest Kentish hops, resulting in a solid hop aroma, leading to hints of marmalade, pepper and fruit, balanced by a mellow malt character. Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Goldings, Target wheat (GLUTEN)
EXMOOR GOLD 4.5% ABV Exmoor Brewery, Somerset. Est. 1980
This straw-coloured, award-winning beer is brewed using a blend of the finest malts and American hops, resulting in a fresh citrus nose, ample hints of fruit and a smooth, juicy malt character. Hops: Cascade, Citra, Columbus, Willamette Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This classic golden ale has a juicy malt aroma, with hints of citrus hops and vanilla, while the subtle malt sweetness in its flavour leads to a refreshing, bittersweet finish of citrus, toffee and vanilla. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Celeia, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
MARSTON’S OLD EMPIRE IPA 5.7% ABV Marston’s Brewery, Staffordshire. Est. 1834
MORLAND OLD SPECKLED HEN 4.5% ABV Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This copper-coloured beer has a superb fruity aroma, with its full-bodied, malty, toffee and caramel character balanced by estery notes and a fruity, citrus, herbal flavour in the finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Pilgrim
This golden beer is brewed in the style of a traditional IPA, with plenty of crisp citrus hop aromas, a subtle malt character and generous hop flavours emerging in the bittersweet finish. Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Herkules, Progress, Sovereign
WYCHWOOD HOBGOBLIN 4.5% ABV Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1983
THORNBRIDGE JAIPUR 5.9% ABV Thornbridge Brewery, Derbyshire. Est. 2005
HOOK NORTON OLD HOOKY 4.6% ABV Hook Norton Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 1849
GREENE KING ABBOT RESERVE 6.5% ABV
The initial impression of this award-winning, straw-coloured ale is soft and smooth, yet this soon builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness, with hints of honey and a powerful, pleasing bitter finish. Hops: Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Columbus, Simcoe wheat (GLUTEN)
This full-bodied ruby-coloured beer delivers a delicious chocolate and toffee malt flavour, balanced by a moderate bitterness and an overall fruity and mischievous character. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
This popular tawny-red bitter has a strong, fruity, malty aroma and palate, with a balance of subtle hoppiness and hints of crystal malt, creating a well-rounded, slightly sweet character. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This occasionally brewed deep copper-coloured beer has a fruit cake aroma, leading to a rich, full-bodied flavour, bursting with malt, biscuit, toffee and fruit notes, all balanced by an emerging bitterness. Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
ADNAMS BROADSIDE 4.7% ABV Adnams Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1872
This classic beer is a deep ruby colour, rich in fruit cake aromas, with hints of almond and fruit in the smooth, malty flavour, leading to a balanced, lasting finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: First Gold
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RINGWOOD FORTYNINER 4.9% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
This golden-brown beer has a light, fresh, floral aroma, with a rounded malt flavour, balanced by a moderate bitterness which leads to pleasing bittersweet notes in the finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Hops: Admiral, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Progress, Sovereign
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SHEPHERD NEAME BISHOPS FINGER 5.0% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
This chestnut-brown-coloured ale has a complex, fruity, toffee aroma, leading to a firm malt base in the flavour, complemented by complex notes of dark fruit, pepper and cinnamon. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Hops: Challenger, First Gold, Goldings, Target wheat (GLUTEN)
JENNINGS SNECK LIFTER 5.1% ABV Jennings Brewery, Cumbria. Est. 1828
This rich, dark and satisfying bitter contains generous quantities of amber and chocolate malts, imparting a full malt flavour, balanced by a gentle hoppiness in the finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Hops: Challenger, East Kent Goldings, wheat (GLUTEN) Fuggles
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SHEPHERD NEAME SPITFIRE 4.2% ABV Shepherd Neame Brewery, Kent. Est. 1698
KELHAM ISLAND PALE RIDER 5.2% ABV Kelham Island Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 1990
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This copper-coloured beer has hints of spirit in the inviting aroma, leading to a fine balance of nutty richness from the malt and a satisfying dryness imparted by the blend of hops. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This deep amber-coloured beer has a peppery, spicy aroma, with an excellent balance of malt and hops in the flavour, delivering a warming character and fruity, bittersweet finish. Hops: Admiral, Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN) Progress, Sovereign
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This golden beer contains generous hop notes and a mouth-watering flavour from the malt and wheat combining to deliver a well-balanced character and citrus hop kick in the finish. Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Citra, Columbus, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), Nelson Sauvin, Pilgrim, Summit wheat (GLUTEN)
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RINGWOOD OLD THUMPER 5.1% ABV Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 1978
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available SEP – NOV BRANSCOMBE VALE BRANOC 3.8% ABV Branscombe Vale, Devon. Est. 1992
This easy-drinking, amber-coloured beer has subtle aromas of wild berries, with light, fruity notes in the well-balanced flavour, leading to a smooth, dry, bitter finish. Hops: East Kent Goldings, First Gold, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Northern Brewer
LACONS ENCORE 3.8% ABV Lacons Brewery, Norfolk. Est. 2013
This award-winning, light amber-coloured beer has a smooth citrus punch, with a dry pine and zesty flavour throughout, culminating in a robust, long bitterness in the finish. Hops: Centennial, Citra
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
REEDLEY HALLOWS BEER O’CLOCK 3.8% ABV Reedley Hallows Brewery, Lancashire. Est 2012
This refreshing, golden-coloured beer has a citrus, floral aroma, leading to a smooth flavour, with hints of tropical fruit and a pleasing bitterness in the finish. Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Fuggles
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This straw-coloured ale has an inviting, hoppy aroma, leading to a refreshing, well-balanced flavour and a crisp, clean, hoppy finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
This pale golden ale has a subtle citrus aroma, followed by an initial bitterness, balanced by an emerging malty sweetness and culminating in a long, dry finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
SWANNAY DARK MUNRO 4.0% ABV Swannay Brewery, Orkney. Est. 2006
This award-winning mild is ruby-red in colour, with roast malt and coffee notes on the nose, leading to chocolate, vanilla and hops on the palate, along with a clean, refreshing finish. Hops: Bobek, Perle
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
THREE CASTLES SAXON 4.0% ABV Three Castles Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 2006
This amber-coloured beer has an inviting hoppy aroma, leading to well-balanced flavours, with hops and fruit on the palate, continuing through to the lasting finish. Hops: Bobek, Celeia, Challenger
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
WIMBLEDON COPPER LEAF 4.0% ABV Wimbledon Brewery, Wimbledon. Est. 2015
This American-style red ale has a burst of citrus, floral and tropical fruit flavours, balanced by its complex malt characteristics of rye, caramel and spice, resulting in a refreshingly dry finish. Hops: Celeia, Magnum, Taiheke
Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Tettnang, Willamette
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN)
HOGS BACK T.E.A 4.2% ABV Hogs Back Brewery, Surrey. Est. 1992
This amber-coloured beer is the epitome of a traditional English ale, with a hoppy, slightly fruity aroma leading to a refreshing, hoppy and balanced flavour, plus a long, dry finish. Hops: Fuggles (grown in the brewery’s own hop garden)
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
HYDES OTTAWA 4.2% ABV Hydes Brewery, Manchester. Est. 1863
This amber-coloured beer uses three malts to provide a predominantly malty flavour, with the addition of Canadian maple syrup enhancing the caramel and toffee notes, balanced by a herbal, hoppy finish. Hops: Opal, Pacific Jade
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
NOTTINGHAM EXTRA PALE ALE 4.2% ABV Nottingham Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 2000
This golden-coloured single-malt ale has a smooth malt character, complemented by piquant hop flavours, resulting in a well-balanced and refreshing character. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This chestnut-coloured seasonal ale has a rich, malty character throughout, complemented by subtle hop notes, resulting in a pleasing sweet caramel finish. Hops: Progress
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
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This full-flavoured ale is hoppy and refreshing, with complex hop flavours and vibrant citrus aromas continuing through to the pleasing finish. Hops: Cascade, Challenger, Styrian Goldings
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
UPHAM AUTUMN LEAVES 4.3% ABV Upham Brewery, Hampshire. Est. 2009
This ruby-coloured seasonal ale is brewed with a generous blend of malt and hop varieties, resulting in a good balance of hop and sweet notes, while the addition of oats imparts a pleasing smoothness. Hops: Cascade, Citra, Comet, Magnum, Perle, Summit
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN)
ACORN OLD MOOR PORTER 4.4% ABV Acorn Brewery, South Yorkshire. Est. 2003
This award-winning, Victorian-style porter is dark ruby in colour, with an initial bitterness and hints of liquorice in the flavour, giving way to a smooth, mellow finish. Hops: Challenger
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
OTTER ALE 4.5% ABV Otter Brewery, Devon. Est. 1990
This mahogany-coloured, well-balanced best bitter has a complex fruit aroma, leading to a full-bodied malt and fruit flavour, plus a balancing bitterness in the malty finish. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles, Pilgrim
Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
INVERALMOND OSSIAN 4.1% ABV Inveralmond Brewery, Perthshire. Est. 1997
PURITY PURE UBU 4.5% ABV Purity Brewery, Warwickshire. Est. 2005
Hops: Cascade, First Gold, Fuggles
Hops: Cascade, Pilgrim
This golden-coloured beer, winner of many awards, has a hoppy, zesty, citrus aroma, complemented by a malty backbone and a refreshing, hoppy finish. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
SAMBROOK’S JUNCTION 4.5% ABV Sambrook’s Brewery, London. Est. 2008
This amber-coloured beer has welcoming aromas of dark fruit, caramel and toast, leading to a full, balanced flavour of gentle malt notes and a light bitterness. Hops: Bramling Cross, Challenger, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
OAKHAM BISHOPS FAREWELL 4.6% ABV Oakham Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1993
This golden, award-winning beer is dominated by elaborate fruity hop notes, complemented by a full-flavoured background and a dry, refreshing finish. Hops: Cascade, Challenger Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
PURPLE MOOSE DARK SIDE OF THE MOOSE 4.6% ABV Purple Moose Brewery, Gwynedd. Est. 2005
BRAINS SA GOLD 4.3% ABV Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882
LANCASTER BLONDE 4.0% ABV Lancaster Brewery, Lancashire. Est. 2005 Hops: Bramling Cross, First Gold, Perle, Saaz
This beer was named by Ben Kennedy, winner of our Brew a Beer competition, held in March. It is amber in colour, with biscuit and toffee notes, plus a touch of spiciness, balanced by a crisp bitterness and grapefruit, citrus and tropical fruit flavours.
ST PETER’S CONKERED 4.2% ABV St Peter’s Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1996
BLINDMANS FUNNY FARM 4.0% ABV Blindmans Brewery, Somerset. Est. 2002 Hops: Aurora, Challenger, Styrian Goldings
GREENE KING HOPPORTUNITY KNOCKS 4.2% ABV Greene King Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1799
This distinctive amber beer has an inviting hop aroma, leading to a good balance of malt and hops in the full flavour, resulting in a very pleasurable, easy-drinking character. Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This award-winning chestnut ale has a fruity aroma, leading to a rich malty flavour, with toffee notes and a crisp, lingering bitterness from the Bramling Cross hops. Hops: Bramling Cross Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
TRING PALE FOUR 4.6% ABV Tring Brewery, Hertfordshire. Est. 1992
RUDGATE VALKYRIE APA 5.0% ABV Rudgate Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992
This golden beer is brewed in the style of a USA west coast pale ale, with subtle tropical fruit notes present in both the aroma and flavour, plus a full, hoppy finish. Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Rakau, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Styrian Cardinal
STONEHENGE OLD SMOKEY 5.0% ABV Stonehenge Brewery, Wiltshire. Est. 1984
This black porter has a roasted malt and liquorice aroma, while its flavour is a blend of roasted malts, combined with the fruity and bitter hops, giving a lingering, slightly bitter finish. Hops: First Gold, Goldings Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
WHITSTABLE KENTISH RESERVE 5.0% ABV Whitstable Brewery, Kent. Est. 2003
This copper-coloured beer has a fruity aroma, leading to a rich, malty flavour, with notes of stone fruits and hints of port, leading to a pleasing, smooth finish. Hops: Cascade, East Kent Goldings, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Fuggles, Styrian Goldings
ELGOOD’S GREYHOUND 5.2% ABV Elgood’s Brewery, Cambridgeshire. Est. 1795
This light amber beer is brewed in the style of a USA west coast pale ale, using a very generous quantity of hops, providing plenty of hop notes throughout, yet balanced by a robust malty base. Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Citra, Simcoe
This chestnut-coloured ale has malty and hoppy aromas, leading to a strong flavour, with a rich raisin character and a long, balanced finish of full malt and hop notes. Hops: Challenger, Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
GOFFS WHITE KNIGHT 4.7% ABV Goffs Brewery, Gloucestershire. Est. 1994
PRESCOTT GRAND PRIX 5.2% ABV Prescott Brewery, Gloucestershire. Est. 2009
This golden-coloured bitter is deceptively drinkable for its strength, with a hoppy aroma and predominant bitterness in the flavour, plus a dry, hoppy aftertaste. Hops: Fuggles, Pilgrim Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This deep amber beer (winner of both CAMRA and SIBA awards) has a blend of malts combined with English hop varieties, delivering a rich, smooth flavour throughout. Hops: Fuggles, Goldings, Northdown Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
SUMMERSKILLS WHISTLE BELLY VENGEANCE 4.7% ABV Summerskills Brewery, Devon. Est. 1990
DALESIDE MONKEY WRENCH 5.3% ABV Daleside Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992
GRAFTON CARAMEL STOUT 4.8% ABV Grafton Brewery, Nottinghamshire. Est. 2006
MAULDONS BLACK ADDER 5.3% ABV Mauldons Brewery, Suffolk. Est. 1982
This deep ruby ale is full of dark malt character, with aromas of rich dark malt and hops leading to a flavour which is a superb balance of hops, dark malt and liquorice. Hops: Goldings, Phoenix Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), rye (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
This black stout is brewed using Cara malt and caramel combined to create a smooth flavour and an explosion of sweetness, balanced by a pleasing bittersweet palate. Hops: Challenger Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
HANLONS PORT STOUT 4.8% ABV Hanlons Brewery, Devon. Est. 1996
This complex, chestnut-black beer has a slightly bitter, chocolate malt flavour, softened by the rich ruby port notes, with hints of pepper and fruit, leading to a dry, roasted finish. Hops: Bobek, Phoenix Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
WHITE HORSE WAR HORSE 4.9% ABV White Horse Brewery, Oxfordshire. Est. 2004
This amber-coloured commemorative beer has an inviting, balanced aroma, leading to a smooth flavour, with a malty snap on the palate and a lasting fruity finish. Hops: Mount Hood, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), oats (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Styrian Wolf
This rich, chestnut-coloured ale has vibrant spicy and fruity aromas, leading to a rich, malty backbone in the flavour, with some fruit notes, plus a smooth, warming finish. Hops: Hallertau Hersbrücker, Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN) Northern Brewer
This strong, dark, bitter stout has roast and nut aromas, a fruity balance of hops and dark malt and an excellent lingering finish. It was a previous winner of CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain award. Hops: Fuggles Allergens: barley (GLUTEN)
BOSS BRAVE 5.5% ABV Boss Brewing, Glamorgan. Est. 2015
This light amber beer is brewed in the style of an American IPA. Its aromas of grapefruit and fresh lemon lead to tropical fruit and sherbet notes in the flavour, with an emerging malt backbone providing a balanced finish. Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Columbus Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
PEERLESS FULL WHACK 6.0% ABV Peerless Brewery, Merseyside. Est. 2009
This amber-coloured ale has an inviting toffee aroma, leading to a rich caramel malt flavour, balanced by a dry finish, with fruity undertones from its hop combination. Hops: Admiral, Cascade, First Gold Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
NAYLOR’S NORTHERN GOLD 5.0% ABV Naylor’s Brewery, West Yorkshire. Est. 2005
This golden beer has a full, spicy, floral aroma, complementing the complex malt flavour which is balanced by a bold bitterness, continuing through to the long finish. Hops: Challenger Allergens: barley (GLUTEN), wheat (GLUTEN)
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